Kash Patel’s girlfriend and her F.B.I. SWAT team

March 5, 2026

You may not have heard of Alexis Wilkins, but she’s one of the best-protected country music singers in the United States. Wilkins is the girlfriend of Kash Patel, President Trump’s F.B.I. director, who is said to have ordered F.B.I. SWAT teams to escort her on errands and to events.

Two people stand, one clapping with a smile, the other behind a podium. The podium has a sign reading "THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON."

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“The inappropriateness of this cannot be overstated,” a former senior F.B.I. official said. →

Kash Patel’s F.B.I. is making America less safe, current and former employees said. →

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., wearing a suit, walks down an aisle in the Capitol building at President Trump’s State of the Union address last month.

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President Trump tried to quiet claims from his supporters that Israel had dragged him into war. →

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